Salyersville, Kentucky

Salyersville, the seat of
Magoffin county,
is located on the Licking River. A settlement was established in 1794, but the
settlers were subsequently driven off by natives and didn't return until 1800.
The original settlement was known as Prather's Fort, for one of the settlers, and
Licking Station. It was later renamed Adamsville for William Adams, a prominent
local citizen, and renamed again as Salyersville, for Samuel Salyer, after the
formation of Magoffin county.
The post office opened as Burning Spring in 1829, was moved and renamed Licking
Station in 1839, moved and renamed Adamsville in 1849, and was finally renamed
Salyersville in 1861.
Salyersville was incorporated in 1867.
The population of Salyersville in 2010 was 1,883.